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Facebook uncovers Chinese network behind fake expert. MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps' China surveillance of journalists to use 'traffic-light' system. The America I give thanks for (as I depart) Crypto bid to buy US constitution copy at auction fails. How to fight your winter blues as darker days set in - BBC Reel. Instagram: A blessing or a curse? Deadly US drone strike in Kabul did not break law, Pentagon says. 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' Afghan baby girl sold for $500 by starving family.

Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with the country seeing a sharp deterioration in the situation since the Taliban seized power in August.

Afghan baby girl sold for $500 by starving family

International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have been stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban regime. The United Nations has issued a stark warning – that millions will die if urgent aid does not reach the country soon. Expelled: Russia, repression and me. The BBC's Moscow correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, was recently expelled from Russia, a country she first began visiting in her teens as a student and has reported on since the start of Vladimir Putin's presidency.

Expelled: Russia, repression and me

Now she's been barred for life, declared a 'security threat'. The move comes during an unprecedented assault on rights and freedoms in Russia, where critics of the Kremlin are increasingly being labelled as hostile 'agents' of the West. Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea. Designer who was 'scapegoat' in Martin Bashir scandal gets BBC compensation. Facebook and Instagram: The science explaining social media addiction. South Korea's president mulls dog meat ban as consumption dwindles. Fashion house in backlash over 'racist' $1,190 sweatpants. Canada election: Why it’s easier to vote in Canada than the US. Turkmenistan: Getting Covid in a land where no cases officially exist. Could a reboot make social media a nicer place? Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers charged under national security law. Texas passes social media 'de-platforming' law.

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Peruvians reweave Incan 'living bridge' over river. G7 summit: Spending plan to rival China adopted. The Beast: How Biden's getting around on his first overseas trip. Microsoft says error caused 'Tank Man' Bing censorship. Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university with auction money. Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds. Ben Kielesinski: The man who took the world on an adventure. Dozens killed as Israel-Gaza violence escalates. Golden Globes crisis: Tom Cruise returns awards and NBC drops ceremony. Has Honduras become a 'narco-state'?

Cleaner's angry resignation note sparks flood of support. How 'good news' stories hide healthcare woes. Stephen Karanja: Kenyan anti-vaccine doctor dies from Covid-19. Biden to sell child care and free university in speech to Congress. Coronavirus: those inoculated with Chinese, Russian vaccines could face travel inequality. Iran's Zarif criticises Revolutionary Guards' influence in leaked tape. What happens if we give everyone 'free money'? Police officer who pepper-sprayed US Army soldier fired. US spies peer into the future - and it doesn't look good. Turkey blames EU in 'sofagate' diplomatic spat.